Guangdong province has most leading non-metal scraps & oddment processing enterprises, and among all top 100 large non-metal scraps & oddment processing enterprises across China, 29 are located in Guangdong. According to China Non-Metal Scraps & Oddment Processing Industry Profile - the industry research report issued by Zeefer Consulting, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Jiangsu are the major production bases for non-metal scraps & oddment processing industry in China. Liaoning, Tianjin, Shanghai, Shandong, Beijing, Anhui and Fujian are the secondary distribution areas for this industry.

In terms of market size, in 2009, non-metal scraps & oddment processing enterprises above designated size achieved a sales revenue of more than USD 2 billion. Guangdong, Shandong and Anhui ranked top 3 in terms of sales revenue, enterprises in these regions engaged in non-metal scraps & oddment processing production achieved a sales revenue of more than USD 1 billion. in all, taking a share of more than 45% of the gross sales revenue from above designated size non-metal scraps & oddment processing enterprises across China. Total assets of enterprises inside non-metal scraps & oddment processing industry exceeded USD 1 billion, a rise of more than 50% on a year-on-year basis. The total export delivery value exceeded USD 20 million, a decline of about 35% on a year-on-year basis.

In terms of industry-wide profit, in 2009, profits of enterprises above designated size in non-metal scraps & oddment processing industry added up to more than USD 90 million, a growth of more than 20% on a year-on-year basis. A total of more than 60 enterprises suffered a loss, and the total loss of these enterprises amounted to more than USD 25 million. On average, the ratio of return on assets in non-metal scraps & oddment processing industry was higher than 5%.

In terms of market position of foreign enterprises in China, in 2009, there were more than 40 foreign enterprises above designated size engaged in non-metal scraps & oddment processing production in China, accounting for more than 10% of all non-metal scraps & oddment processing enterprises across China. Foreign enterprises in China non-metal scraps & oddment processing industry achieved a ratio of return on sales of 0.4%, lower than the industry average.